The Boilermaker Jazz Band
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The Boilermaker Jazz Band is a Pittsburgh
-based band which plays hot jazz and swing
music. The band was formed in 1988 by Paul Cosentino at Carnegie Mellon University
. Cosentino performs vocals and plays a 20s-era Albert system
clarinet
. The band is often accompanied by vocalist Jennie Luvv.
The Boilermakers perform at Lindy Hop
dance events, concerts, clubs and weddings. The band emphasizes maintaining an authentic period flavor. They are also known for a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek attitude. Notable examples of this include a cha-cha
rendition of C is for Cookie
, political satire in a parody of Flat Floot Floogie
known as Spank Your Monkey, and references to a long-defunct corporate sponsor of Duquesne Brewing Company
.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
-based band which plays hot jazz and swing
Swing (genre)
Swing music, also known as swing jazz or simply swing, is a form of jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and became a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States...
music. The band was formed in 1988 by Paul Cosentino at Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
. Cosentino performs vocals and plays a 20s-era Albert system
Albert system
The Albert system refers to a system of clarinet keywork and fingering developed by Eugène Albert. In the United Kingdom it is known as the simple system. It has been largely replaced by the Boehm system ....
clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
. The band is often accompanied by vocalist Jennie Luvv.
The Boilermakers perform at Lindy Hop
Lindy Hop
The Lindy Hop is an American social dance, from the swing dance family. It evolved in Harlem, New York City in the 1920s and '30s and originally evolved with the jazz music of that time. Lindy was a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its development but is mainly based...
dance events, concerts, clubs and weddings. The band emphasizes maintaining an authentic period flavor. They are also known for a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek attitude. Notable examples of this include a cha-cha
Cha-cha-cha (music)
The Cha-cha-chá is a style of Cuban music. It is popular dance music which developed from the danzón in the early 1950s.- Origin :As a dance music genre, cha-cha-chá is unusual in that its creation can be attributed to a single composer, Enrique Jorrín, then violinist and songwriter with the...
rendition of C is for Cookie
C is for Cookie
"C Is For Cookie", by Joe Raposo, is a song performed by Cookie Monster, a muppet character from the television series Sesame Street. It was first performed on the show on March 28, 1972, although it had been released on record a year previously, on The Muppet Alphabet Album...
, political satire in a parody of Flat Floot Floogie
Slim Gaillard
Bulee "Slim" Gaillard was an American jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, noted for his vocalese singing and word play in a language he called "Vout"...
known as Spank Your Monkey, and references to a long-defunct corporate sponsor of Duquesne Brewing Company
Duquesne Brewing Company
The Duquesne Brewing Company was a major brewery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from its founding in 1899 until its dissolution in 1972. The brand was revived under the name Duquesne Bottling Company in 2008, in order to re-establish the beer in Western Pennsylvania starting in the summer of...
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Members
- Paul Cosentino (clarinet-vocals)
- Jennie Luvv (vocals)
- Mark Kotision (piano-vocals)
- Dan Davisson (banjo)
- Gerry Gagnon (trombone)
- Ernest McCarty (upright bass)
- Rich Strong (drums)
Discography
- 1995 Don't Give Up the Ship
- 1996 Burgundy Street Blues
- 1997 Honky Tonk Town
- 1998 Linger Awhile
- 2000 Panama
- 2000 Jazz Baby
- 2002 The Mood I'm In
- 2004 Give Me Your Telephone NumberGive Me Your Telephone NumberGive Me Your Telephone Number is Boilermaker Jazz Band's eighth album and was released in 2004.-Track listing:# "I Will Always Be In Love with You"# "I Can't Believe You're In Love With Me"# "Until the Real Thing Comes Along"# "It's De-Lovely"...
- 2006 You Do Something To Me
- 2007 Swingin' the Season
- 2008 Honky Tonk Town
- 2009 Jump for Joy
- 2011 Nice Work If You Can Get It